After a nice vacation of not having to announce free games (thanks,
Ant, for taking up the slack!) I'm back... to announce free games!

This week, we get:

* Beyond Blue
https://store.epicgames.com/en-US/p/beyond-blue
An environmental narrative game (aka, a "walking sim", although in
this case it might be better described as a "swimming sim"), "Beyond
Blue" takes you into the deeps of the ocean. Essentially, it's "Abzu"
but with more detailed graphics and less of a sci-fi plot. For its
type, it's an okay game - very pretty, and you get to swim with
whales! - but if you don't enjoy the challengeless experience of
walking-sims, this one is going to bore you to tears.


* Never Alone (Kisima Ingitchuna) https://store.epicgames.com/en-US/p/never-alone-kisima-ingitchuna
Hey, it's an Indie platformer/puzzler, so you know what that means! A
game featuring a small child running left-to-right through deadly
puzzles in a vaguely monochromatic world! It's not that I don't like
these sort of games - this one is actually fairly good, even if it
does have some unexpected difficulty spikes - I just wish that Indie
designers could find a more original theme.


You got the usual seven days to claim these.

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On Thu, 20 Apr 2023 11:02:30 -0400, Spalls Hurgenson <spallshurgenson@gmail.com> wrote:

You got the usual seven days to claim these.

I don't need seven days, I just need your post.

Thank you.

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Headsup: Several more Prime Gaming freebies this week also....

rms

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Headsup: Several more Prime Gaming freebies this week also....

Start a new thread or at least change the post's title? ;)
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Spalls Hurgenson <spallshurgenson@gmail.com> wrote:

After a nice vacation of not having to announce free games (thanks,
Ant, for taking up the slack!) I'm back... to announce free games!

Also, you're welcome. I was busy today and this week so it will good got
my back! :)
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Spalls Hurgenson <spallshurgenson@gmail.com> wrote:

After a nice vacation of not having to announce free games (thanks,
Ant, for taking up the slack!) I'm back... to announce free games!

This week, we get:

* Beyond Blue
https://store.epicgames.com/en-US/p/beyond-blue
An environmental narrative game (aka, a "walking sim", although in
this case it might be better described as a "swimming sim"), "Beyond
Blue" takes you into the deeps of the ocean. Essentially, it's "Abzu"
but with more detailed graphics and less of a sci-fi plot. For its
type, it's an okay game - very pretty, and you get to swim with
whales! - but if you don't enjoy the challengeless experience of walking-sims, this one is going to bore you to tears.

Meh, I will pass.

* Never Alone (Kisima Ingitchuna) https://store.epicgames.com/en-US/p/never-alone-kisima-ingitchuna
Hey, it's an Indie platformer/puzzler, so you know what that means! A
game featuring a small child running left-to-right through deadly
puzzles in a vaguely monochromatic world! It's not that I don't like
these sort of games - this one is actually fairly good, even if it
does have some unexpected difficulty spikes - I just wish that Indie designers could find a more original theme.

"Sorry, you already own this item, or it's still being processed."
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On Fri, 21 Apr 2023 02:24:14 +0000, ant@zimage.comANT (Ant) wrote:

Spalls Hurgenson <spallshurgenson@gmail.com> wrote:

After a nice vacation of not having to announce free games (thanks,
Ant, for taking up the slack!) I'm back... to announce free games!

This week, we get:

* Beyond Blue
https://store.epicgames.com/en-US/p/beyond-blue
An environmental narrative game (aka, a "walking sim", although in
this case it might be better described as a "swimming sim"),

Meh, I will pass.

Fair enough. It's a niche game and I can imagine that many people
don't see the appeal.

* Never Alone (Kisima Ingitchuna)

"Sorry, you already own this item, or it's still being processed."

Yeah, I only noticed after the fact that this was a repeat give-away,
first offered way back in November 2021 by Epic. But since I did these write-ups /before/ the games actually release I didn't realize it was
already in my library, else I would have mentioned it.

Still a good game to have in your library, if you missed it the first
time around, though.

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On Fri, 21 Apr 2023 01:32:06 +0000, ant@zimage.comANT (Ant) wrote:

rms <rsquiresMOO@mooflashmoo.net> wrote:

Headsup: Several more Prime Gaming freebies this week also....

Start a new thread or at least change the post's title? ;)

Apparently both?

But now that's been started by somebody else (I don't want to always
be the person who starts these threads ;-) I'll add to the topic by
actually listing the games:

(Amazon PrimeGaming app)

* Ninja Master's
A Neo-Geo fighter featuring (surprise surprise) Ninjas! Great game?
No. Fun game? Sure. And I can't say no to another NeoGeo port.

* Metal Slug 4
More NeoGeo goodness. It's a shooty-shooty bang-bang side-scroller.
Explosions galore! It's biggest sin is that it really isn't that much
different from Metal Slug 1, 2 or 3. But that's not necessarily a bad
thing...

* Beholder 2
A sequel that all peeping Toms can get behind even if, sadly, no
multi-eyed monstrosities are involved. Think "Papers Please", except
instead of fumbling with paperwork you need to spy on people in their
homes.

* Terraformers
A city-builder game. No, a planet-builder. Build up your planet by
planting cities, harvesting resources, and ultimately terraforming an
entire world. It does use a deck-builder motif though, but if you can
get past that it's a fun game.


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* City of Legends: Trapped in Mirror Collector's Edition
It's a game of some sort.

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On 4/21/2023 8:25 AM, Spalls Hurgenson wrote:

* Terraformers
A city-builder game. No, a planet-builder. Build up your planet by
planting cities, harvesting resources, and ultimately terraforming an
entire world. It does use a deck-builder motif though, but if you can
get past that it's a fun game.

I played the demo for this a little while back. I generally don't like deck-builder games but it worked for me (or at least didn't annoy me too
much) in this game. I've got it on my wishlist for "if I ever retire
and absolutely have to buy new games." :) (Personally IF I'm ever able
to retire I suspect I will have more than enough to do.)

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